Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-21
DROWNED.
Terrible Collision in the
English Channel.
DETAILS OF THE DISASTER.
Passengers Panic-Stricken - He
rOic Incidents-The Captain
Dies at His Post.

rOic Incidents-The Captain
Dies at His Post.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
LONDON, November 20.--Ths Dutch
steamer, w. A. Scholten, Captain
Taat, which left Rotterdam yesterday
for New York, was sunk by collision
with the steamer Rosa Mary, of Har-
tlepool, at II O'Clock last night ten
miles off Dover. The Scholten car
ried a complement Of 230 passengers
and crew. The steamer Ebro, OF Sum
derland, rescued ninety Of the crew
and passengers and landed them at
the Sailors Home, Dover. One hun
dred and forty Of the passengers are
missing, and five passengers and a
child of the party brought to Dover
were found to be dead from exposure.
1t is hoped that passing vessels have
rescued the missing ones. The w.
A. Scholten's masts are visible from
Dover pier, and boats have left bound
in all directions for the purpose OF
saving life and property if possible.
The Rosa Mary is anchored Oft Rams
gate with her bows stove in.
ACCOUNT OF THE ACCIDENT.
5P. Mp to this hour twenty-five
bodies from the Scholten have been
landed at Dover. The Scholten
left Rotterdam on Saturday morn
ing. At the time of the accident a
dense fog prevailed. The Scholten
was struck on the port bow by
the Rosa Mary. Immediately after
the shock was felt, the Scholten's
passengers, all OF whom had re-
tired for the night, rushed on
deck IN their nightgowns. The boats
were promptly ordered lowered, but
it was found that only two were avail
able; the three others were useless,
and were not lowered. The water
rushed swiftly through the hole in the
bow, and
A TERRIBLE SCENE
Ensued. Papic-stricken passengers
uttered piercing shrieks, and many
fell upon their knees and prayed
aloud, and little children chung to
their mothers, who were themselves
shrieking with terror. The officers
were cool and self possessed, and re-
NAMED on the bridge to the last.
Several persons procured life belts,
and
LHAPED INTO THE SEA.
Within twenty minutes of the shock
the Scholten was engulied. All of
those who put on life belts floated and
were rescued by boats from the
steamer Ebro, which cruised around
until o'clock in the morning. Many
Of the rescued, lost wives, husbands,
brothers and sisters. The survivors
were supplied with clothes, and every
thing possible was done to ensure
their comfort.
HOW IT OCCURRED.
The PASSENGERS accounts differ re-
garding the circumstances Of the col
1ision, and the reports of the officers
of the Scholten clash with those of the
officers of the Rosa Mary. Some of
the passengers state that most Of the
passengers had retired to their hunks
and only few were in the salon at
the time the tremendous crash was
heard on the port bow. They say It
is impossible that the collision could
have occurred by the Scholten striking
an anchored vessel.
AN OFFICERS ACCOUNTS.
The second mate of the Scholten re-
ports that he was on deck when he
saw an unknown steamer coming
through the fog. Before anything
could be done the Scholten was struck
in the forerigging and port bow. The
other vessel, which he now presumes
was the Rosa Mary, backed off and
disappeared. Within twenty minutes
the Scholten sank.
THE OTHER SIDE.
The captain of the Rosa Mary states
that his vessel was run into while an
chored southeast of South Sandhead
by an unknown steamer. Finding that
the Rosa Mary was damaged, he pro-
ceeded to the Dover roads, where h,s
vessel is now docked. The Rosa Mary
was laden with coal for st. Nazaire.
LATER REPORTS.
According to the latest statements,
there we're 2l0 persons on board the
Scholten, leaving 1872 drowned and
missing. The first mate and fourth
engineer have been recognized among
the dead. Many of the bodies identi-
fed are distorted, showing that death
was caused by violence, and not by
drowning.
SURVIVORS, STORIES.
One of those saved is Monte Colu,
from the Tyrol. He states that the
scenes at the sinking ship were terrible.
The steerage passengers stricken
with horror, ran about the deck in
wild confusion. The Captain tried his
utmost to restore order, but without
effect. The passengers rushed for the
boats and it was with greatest diff
Guilty that the officers could keep them
from jumping into and sinking them.
COlu was in the water two hours.
After the vessel sunk, the cries OF
persons in the water could be heard
for o long time in all directions.
George Moore, passenger, states
that when the crash occurred, gen.
eral rush was made for the deck. 81
was told that n thing serious had oc-
Cured" said he, but I secured life
belt.
BRAVE ENGLISH GIRL.
There were six English passengers
on board, and one of these, girl,
asked us to keep in group, that the
English might go down together. The
Captain of the Ebro, the rescuing YES
sci, behaved nobly. He had all his
deck-oad Of timber thrown overheard,
and this iudicioIs oot sovad MANY